A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par
Acts 5:17 - Easy To Read Version The high priest {\cf2\super [89]} and all his friends (a group called the Sadducees {\cf2\super [90]})became very jealous. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation, Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But the high priest rose up and all who were his supporters, that is, the party of the Sadducees, and being filled with jealousy and indignation and rage, American Standard Version (1901) But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy, Common English Bible The high priest, together with his allies, the Sadducees, was overcome with jealousy. Catholic Public Domain Version Then the high priest and all those who were with him, that is, the heretical sect of the Sadducees, rose up and were filled with jealousy. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Then the high prist rising up, and all they that were with him, (which is the heresy of the Sadducees,) were filled with envy. |
A foolish person’s anger will kill him.\par A fool’s strong emotions will kill him.\par
If a person has peace in his mind, then his body will be healthy. But jealousy causes sickness in his body.
Anger is cruel and mean. It causes destruction. But jealousy is much worse.
Then I thought, “Why do people work so hard?” I saw people try to succeed and be better than other people. Why? Because people are jealous. They don’t want other people to have more than they have. This is senseless. It is like trying to catch the wind. {\cf2\super [21]}
Pilate knew that the people gave Jesus to him because the people were jealous.
Many Pharisees {\cf2\super [37]} and Sadducees {\cf2\super [38]} came to the place where John was baptizing people. When John saw them he said to them: “You are all snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s anger that is coming?
So the Pharisees {\cf2\super [198]} said to each other, “Look! Our plan is not working. All the people are following him!”
The Jews saw all these people there. So the Jews became very jealous. They said some very bad things and argued against the words that Paul said.
Some of the believers \{in Jerusalem\} had belonged to the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [301]} They stood up and said, “The non-Jewish believers must be circumcised. {\cf2\super [302]} We must tell them to obey the law of Moses!”
But the Jews \{that did not believe\} became jealous. They hired some bad men from the city. These bad men gathered many people and made trouble in the city. They went to Jason’s house, looking for Paul and Silas. They wanted to bring Paul and Silas out before the people.
The kings of the earth prepare themselves to fight,\par and the rulers all come together\par against the Lord (God)\par and against his Christ. {\cf2\super [75]} ’\par \i (Psalm 2:1-2)\i0 \par
Annas (the high priest {\cf2\super [66]}), Caiaphas, John, and Alexander were there. Everyone from the high priest’s family was there.
People came from all the towns around Jerusalem. They brought their sick people and those that were bothered by evil spirits \{from the devil\}. All of these people were healed.
“These fathers {\cf2\super [128]} became jealous of Joseph (their younger brother). They sold Joseph to be a slave in Egypt. But God was with Joseph.
having envy, being drunk, having wild and wasteful parties, and doing other things like this. I warn you now like I warned you before: The people who do these things will not be in God’s kingdom.
Do you think the Scriptures {\cf2\super [19]} mean nothing? The Scriptures say, “The Spirit {\cf2\super [20]} that \{God\} made to live in us wants us only for himself.” {\cf2\super [21]}
So don’t do anything to hurt \{other people\}, don’t lie, don’t do things to fool people, don’t be jealous, don’t say bad things about people. Put all these things out of your life.